A new twist on the "father/daughter hunt" from Base Camp Legends!"this hunt is a 80 year old father with his three ”fiftysomething” daughters!"
http://www.basecamplegends.com/2010/10/father-daughter-hunt/

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

The Pathfinder School in South East Ohio is dedicated to Wilderness Self Reliance and Survivability we believe that only through knowledge and understanding can the skills be OWNED that are the true mark of Self Reliance and Wilderness Living!

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Off Highway 71 at the end of County Road 304, a small herd of Longhorns greets visitors upon first arriving at the ranch. Wildlife abounds in the rolling Llano River Basin. Three stocked ponds provide water for the wildlife in addition to water pumped from the Llano River.

In this ecological awakening age hunting seems quite contradictory but Nepal has been a favored ground for hunters since 9th century. In the Himalayan Kingdom, controlled hunting is allowed with proper license and certain seasons of the year. Hunting license is issued by the Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation in Kathmandu and there are a few hunting outfitters who can make arrangements.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

I have been listening alot lately...and in my ears are the words of many women who have been hunting, have just tagged their first buck, have taken their sons or daughters or grandchildren hunting and many other wonderful (and sometimes funny) stories. I love the words I am hearing!!!! these are women who are conservationists. They love the outdoors and want to share that appreciation with their legacy. Hopefully, some of those women will post on this blog from time to time to share these stories.

It may sound like a good idea to simply wheel your game down or up the side of a mountain. It's not - don't do it. If you are ever tempted with the thought of using a game cart in the mountains, let me save you -

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Yesterday while reading a well-known hunting magazine, I noticed it did not include any articles written by women. I also noticed there was not a single photograph of a woman in the entire magazine. Thinking surely I had to be mistaken, I looked through the magazine a second time.

Okay, that’s about as much poetry as I can remember from high school. And I admit I’ve never (ever) had a man recite a poem to me unless you count the class goofball in high school English Lit. that got on his knees next to my desk and

It seems every year we can’t resist the urge to try a Babes with Bullets ™ camp at gun range we haven’t tried before in a state we haven’t tried before. This year we decided to offer a camp in Niles, Michigan

I’m sure that not everyone understands the hunting heritage and it’s place in tradition, but with around 90,000 or more deer hunters in a given year, plus another 10,000 or so who don’t hunt deer but pursue other game, it’s evident that hunting ranks right up there with Friday night high school football as a fall interest.

"A hunter can’t randomly just go into any location and pick any tree with an overhanging branch, make a "mock" scrape and expect to have success. Targeting the right area is important if you wish to consistently draw responses. "

"This full-body safety harness system is much more than just your basic safety harness. It was created for one and only one purpose – to allow the hunter to get to the ground in a controlled manner in the event of a fall from a treestand or other elevated platform."

The National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) is a joint venture between state Departments of Education and Wildlife. Several archery equipment manufacturers and organizations are also partners. The program promotes student education and participation in life long sport of Archery. The program's focus is to provide International style target archery training in physical education classes, grades 4-12.

"For years my wife, Stephanie has made fun of me. I can't imagine the number of times I have heard, why do you hunt turkeys?

She wasn't referring to me guiding turkey hunters, as she knows that is what I do. She was making fun of me because I hunt turkeys when I am not guiding anyone at all. She would say," Deer, bobcats, ducks, bear, or mountain lion I could understand, but, turkeys. There's no skill to it, there's no glory in it, and there is no risk of anything whatsoever.

Each and every time I would all but beg her to come with me and she would refuse. Finally this season, she agreed to go. As luck would have it the wind and rain set in; but I was determined to make this happen. The first evening the wind was blowing out of the southeast at about 35 mph with a heavy overcast. I knew where a gobbler was roosting and thought I knew exactly how he would approach his roost." ....

"Taking a child hunting for their first time is a special rite of passage. It takes some planning so that everything goes off without a hitch. You want their very first experience to be a fond memory and not an emotional scar. Preparation can and should begin early. Bring your budding outdoor enthusiast out in the woods while you are shed hunting, scouting for stand sites, checking trail camera was or even planting food plots. Make it fun, you’re enthusiasm and excitement will be contagious. Use this time together to talk about deer biology, tracks, what deer eat, when they move and what scrapes and rubs are. Kids are like sponges and they will soak up the knowledge quickly. Lead by example and practice what you preach. He respectful of nature and your child will follow suit." ...